LCTF Monthly Speaker Series - August 21, 2024

Coffee & Conversations Speaker Series

August 21, 2024  12pm - 1pm Online

Speaker: 

Susan East Nelson, JD

Executive Director, Louisiana Partnership

for Children and Families

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About the Speaker: 

Susan East Nelson, JD: Susan East Nelson is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families —a statewide organization connecting child-serving organizations together to advocate for better outcomes for children. A recognized advocacy trainer, Ms. Nelson is part of the national Annie E. Casey Children’s Advocacy Leadership Network where she has worked to improve children’s policy since 2018. In Louisiana, she currently serves as member of the Geaux Far Initiative steering committee which is multi-million-dollar, multi-year initiative to improve outcomes for children in Louisiana. Since 2022, she has been instrumental in obtaining $27 Million in new funding for infant and early childhood mental health and establishing Louisiana’s Office of the Ombuds for Children to investigate and improve services related to children. Ms. Nelson also serves as part of the Research Advisory Committee for the last four Louisiana ALICE Reports. Ms. Nelson is a cum laude graduate of Southern University Law Center and is currently licensed to practice in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. She also serves as an adjunct law professor who brings students into the policy advocacy space each year at the Louisiana capitol.

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